Adult male (Common) © Mollie Ficker eBird S78890713 Macaulay Library ML 301728521
Female/immature (Common) © Ryan Schain
Adult male (Hoary) © Marlene Kraml
Female/immature (Hoary) © Christoph Moning
Adult male (Lesser) © Zbigniew Kajzer
+ 10
Female/immature (Lesser) © Rudraksha Chodankar
Juvenile (Common) © Heather Pickard
Adult male (Common) © Bruce Gates
Female/immature (Common) © Lucas Eckert
Female/immature (Hoary) © Weston Barker
Adult male (Hoary) © Ian Davies
Female/immature (Hoary) © Ian Davies
Flock © Jay McGowan
Flock © Becca Engdahl

Barmsijs Acanthis flammea

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Identification

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Frosty northern finch fond of colder climates. Petite yellow bill, plump body, and long notched tail. Note small red cap, as well as black face and throat. Males can show pink wash on breast. Irruptive species that moves south in numbers only some years. Breeds in open forests and tundra with willows. Visits feeders; favors nyjer seed. Can be found in large flocks. Sometimes with goldfinches and siskins. Listen for their chattering calls ringing through the desolate winter landscape. Formerly included Common, Hoary, and Lesser Redpolls, now treated as one species.

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